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Photo of flyer announcing free virtual Criminal Record Relief Clinic this Friday, January 29, 2021 and how to register online.

DA Hosts Criminal Record Relief Clinic this FRIDAY

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that her office is hosting a free Criminal Record Relief Clinic for justice-involved youth to pursue post-conviction relief. The virtual event will provide information about various criminal record relief options including record expungements, reclassification of felonies to misdemeanors, early termination of probation, and relief under Prop. 47 […]

Teen on her iPad in her bedroom. How to keep children safe online.

Keeping Children Safe Online

As our world becomes more dependent on technology and the web, especially now with distance learning due to COVID-19, children are increasingly at risk of befriending strangers online. Educators often act as law enforcement’s eyes and ears, noticing some of the signs that a student is being abused at home or sexually exploited by a […]

Welk Resorts Will Pay Up To $ 5.5 Million To Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit

DA Opposes Parole for Murder-for-Hire Killer

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that her office is opposing parole for Laura Troiani, 59, who was convicted in 1984 for hiring five U.S. Marines to kill her husband, 37-year-old Carlo Troiani. At the time, Ms. Troiani was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but Governor Jerry Brown commuted her sentence […]

EDD logo: Nine Inmates Charged in Unemployment Scam

Nine Inmates Charged in Unemployment Scam

District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced criminal charges against nine defendants who made fraudulent claims, scammed the state’s unemployment benefit system and received more than $160,000 in illegal payments. The fraud occurred between June and September of last year. The defendants lied about their eligibility and addresses on their EDD application forms, and also violated […]

Photo of Statement: DA and US Attorney Warn Against Violent Protests

DA and US Attorney Warn Against Violent Protests

U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer and San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today their offices will not tolerate violence during inauguration-related protests and will work closely with federal, state, and local partners to aggressively pursue those involved in criminal activity at such events in San Diego and Imperial counties. [TWEET THIS] The FBI has […]

DA Provides Resources and Training to Teens and Parents

DA Provides Resources and Training to Teens and Parents

When COVID-19 and social distancing threatened to interfere with plans to provide crime prevention and social media awareness skills to teens and their families, the curriculum was quickly transformed to an online platform, drawing students from San Ysidro to Poway. [TWEET THIS] Families in Motion is a four-week outreach and training program offered to teen […]